Taking a full screen shot on Mac captures the entire display area no matter there are a number of opened applications or folders. Usually, this is carried out when taking the screenshot of the whole desktop or maximize window of a folder or application. If you want to capture the full screen or entire view on the monitor, this command will do it. How to print screen the full display on Mac To avoid messing the Desktop, we encourage changing the default save location of print screen images or Use Stacks to group them into a single category, which will keep you viewing area tidy. However, doing so will flood the Desktop with cluttered screen captured images especially when taking multiple screenshots in a row. By default, Mac chooses to save the screen shot image on Desktop perhaps for quick access. The filename usually generates in the form of Screen Shot at and in actual situation, it will be Screen Shot at 8:30:25 AM.png. If you choose to save the screenshot image instead of sending it to clipboard, Mac automatically stores it to a default location, which is Desktop. Each section comes with an option whether screen shot images will be stored on the default save location for later use, or temporary keep it in the clipboard and immediately “paste” the image on editing software. It is divided into three sections in which users have to choose how they want Mac to capture the screen, only a portion, or merely an application window. The method to grab screenshot on Mac covers the six (6) different ways and their specific functionalities. All of these choices can be executed by a combination of Command, Shift, and another keyboard key that corresponds to specific command.

Unlike the Print Screen of Windows, Mac is allowing users to have a screen shot of the full screen, selected area only, or simply an application window. The good thing about this technique is, users have several options at their disposal.

Apple print screen command